London Native English Speaker Interviews Part 1

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London! Capital of Great Britain. Home to over 7 million people, including: The Queen, The Prime Minister, Sherlock Holmes, James Bond and Mr Bean. Considered by some to be the home of the English language, it’s also one of the biggest and more important financial and cultural centres in the world. It has a rich cultural history, a diverse population and loads of cool stuff to do at the weekends.

This man is from somewhere in the south of England, possibly in London or near London. He has a southern English accent. Luke: So, um, what do you think of London? What’s it really like? Man: London’s a very nice place to be, yeah. Luke: Yeah? Man: Yeah. Luke: What’s the best thing about it? Man: The best thing is the architecture, the old stuff… Luke: Yeah, yeah. Like Buckingham Palace Man: Like Buckingham Palace, yeah Luke: What about… Man: Anything else, yeah? Luke: What about the worst thing? Man: The worst thing is… all the rest, I’m afraid. Luke: Everything else? Man: Everything else, gone to the dogs. Luke: Really, it’s all gone to the dogs? Man: With the country. Luke: Ok. Alright, thank you very much. Cheers. Man: Thank you.

These girls are from Hull, which is in Yorkshire in the north of England. They’re in London on holiday. They have Yorkshire accents. Luke: Hello Girls: Hi! Luke: So, where are you from? Girls: Erm, Hull. Luke: Hull? Ok, so how long have you been in London? Blonde girl: We came yesterday Luke: Ok, what do you think? What’s London like? Redhead girl: Really good! Blonde girl: It’s a bit busy Brunette girl: busy Luke: Right, okay. What’s, err, what’s the best thing about it? Redhead girl: The weather, the last couple of days Blonde girl: Yeah, it’s been hotter than it is back home Redhead girl: It’s been really nice, yeah. Luke: So it’s better here than it is in Hull, is it? Redhead girl: It is Blonde girl: Yeah, but we couldn’t live here all the time Redhead girl: The worst thing about it is the tube, the underground Luke: Why? What’s wrong with the tube? Redhead girl: It’s too stressful Brunette girl: It’s too hot and busy Redhead girl: and grimy Luke: Busy, grimy, stressful… ok. Anything else to say to the people of the world? Blonde girl: Come to London! Redhead girl: Hiiii! Come to Hull to go out with us Blonde girl: Come to Hull Redhead girl: We’ll have lots of fun Luke: Great, thank you very much

This couple are from New York City in USA. They have New York accents. Luke: Hello. So, where are you from? American man: We’re from the good old USA, the biggest city in the world, New York… Luke: Oh, amazing American man: …which cannot compare to London. Luke: Really? USA man: I wanna just express our love for England, the people, and especially the British Airway[s] that brought us here. They were so polite and extended themselves to the best airline that I travelled [on] all over the world. Luke: Great USA Man: Now coming to England, we stayed at the Holiday Inn, and the people and the experience at the Holiday Inn was super. Luke: Excellent